Regular local school district · San Miguel County
West Las Vegas School District, NM: schools, enrollment and spending
West Las Vegas School District runs 10 public schools with 1,609 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the New Mexico figure of 13.2.Listed in NCES data as "WEST LAS VEGAS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 1,609
- Teachers (FTE)
- 116
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- NM: 13.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 179 Bridge Street, Las Vegas, NM 87701
- Phone
- (505)426-2311
- County
- San Miguel County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3501560
- State district ID
- NM-35068000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 145
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 402 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 7.0
- Charter schools
- 1
Students per teacher compared
This district13.9
New Mexico13.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,519), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $25.3 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.4 million
- State revenue
- $15.9 million
- Local revenue
- $3.0 million
- Total spending
- $25.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,650
- Salaries
- $12.4 million49.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $15.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 25.2%
- State: 62.9%
- Local: 11.9%
New Mexico overall
- Federal: 13.2%
- State: 70.6%
- Local: 16.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,650
New Mexico$14,192
United States$16,826
Schools in West Las Vegas School District
By level: 2 high, 3 middle, 5 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Don Cecilio Martinez ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 2 to 3 | 189 | 15.8 |
| Luis E. Armijo ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 1 | 229 | 16.4 |
| Rio Gallinas SchoolCEP schoolCharter | Elementary | K to 8 | 80 | 26.7 |
| Tony Serna Jr. ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | 4 | 115 | 14.4 |
| Union ElementaryCEP school | Middle | 5 | 90 | 15.0 |
| Valley ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 56 | 8.0 |
| Valley MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 25 | 8.3 |
| West Las Vegas High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 442 | 13.4 |
| West Las Vegas Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 345 | 17.2 |
| Wlv Family PartnershipCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 30 | 10.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in San Miguel County
- Las Vegas City School District 1,121 students
- Pecos School District 437 students
More in New Mexico
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.